DriveTribe vs AutoAlex Hot Hatch Challenge at the Top Gear Track!

[@Drivetribe]

Our five-pot Alfa is now for sale on ebay, drop a bid if you fancy it! www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145841953093

[@14something]

Your description is wrong just to give you the heads up Bois 2.4 not 2.0

[@bowebevonius]

I would rather take my grandmother home than that Alfa 😑 And she has been dead for 13 years.

[@DavidAlanStanley]

I'm not surprised after this assault on the poor car!

[@hairyneil]

Those pictures really do justice to how pretty a car it is. The static shots really show off its -ahem- speed too...

[@South4153]

@@bowebevonius your face is made for driving a fiat multipla

[@thenerdyouknowabout]

24:16 That Alfa, sideways, Collins at the wheel with the 747 in the background. Thats original top gear, right there. Stunning stuff guys.

[@beyondbiking]

Ben Collins is a driver! Car control then was perfect. Does remind me of the old top gear days

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Not original top gear🤷‍♂️

[@Homingjoeyjr]

just nothing like original top gear lol nothings original top gear without clarkson

[@ghyuu_again]

Taylor doing the jeremy clarkson "this is styooopid" had me dying

[@jardanijonovich1951]

When does he even say that 😭

[@ghyuu_again]

​@@jardanijonovich19519:38

[@borecko1]

@@jardanijonovich1951 9:40 about losing the brake test

[@keirlumsden]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to spot that!

[@yo-bj1lj]

@@keirlumsden i heard that and immediately went to comments 😭

[@salikraees9690]

*Mike and Alex start vigorously wrestling each other one the ground* Taylor: “I’m so out of breath”

[@nastee.life.359]

That and Ben sideways in the red shedbox as the cherry of the pie :D

[@Chriva]

"I'm handing you over to these guys - Don't do that" 😂

[@karlos1060]

That last hooligan slide with the red Alfa was massive! That was a propper slide! Eventhough it lost to the diesel.

[@starman9921]

The best slide

[@erics4489]

They should make the old Top Gear track a unesco heritage site or something so that all petrolheads can make the pilgrimage to visit it at least once in their life

[@rockingrugger]

Aren't they putting a housing development on part of it?

[@twanaatrooshi5891]

@@rockingrugger I've read that somewhere. That's just sad :(

[@nastee.life.359]

Where is thst? id likr to put my deposite in that !!! :D That would be the most motivational morgage ever!

[@AutoalexCars]

And to think, you spent £47,000 restoring that glorified Insignia 🤣

[@Drivetribe]

Wasn’t it £150k by the end? Either way we’re flat out broke now 😂

[@BrugtBilMedStil]

Does the insignia have the same suspension and brake setup as the Brera?

[@CarlAvoryMusic]

🤣🤣

[@fajareraim6136]

900£ and you can slide with the 747 on the background??? YEA WHY NOT!!!!?? as a shitbox lover, i would choose your alfa!

[@Chris-uh7cw]

But the diesel is an Italian engine, and the V6 is based on the insignia GM engine 🤔🤣🤣

[@benrollings6903]

On top gear the V6 Brera did a 1:36.9, also at the hands of Ben. Alex’s car is clearly shagged but the winter tyres are going to be making a big difference. Would be interesting to see how much faster the blue car would be with the V6.

[@kyledavies4651]

1.37 something is brill for that diesel fairplay

[@jackgrafik]

Actually the car on Top Gear back in the day was the standard 2.2 JTS 4-cyl petrol, which was actually a Fiat engine, unlike the V6 which was made by GM

[@alfisti93]

The natural aspirated petrols all have GM blocks / engines, namely the 1.9, 2.2 and 3.2 JTS - that's also why they're all chain driven. However they have revised heads from FIAT-Alfa (with VVT, DI, higher compression and so on). The only "all Italian" petrol on the 939 series cars is the late 1750TBi (1.8 Turbo). @jackgrafik

[@dmythryn]

Ok so as a big fan of the platform(I own 159 SW) I can say that those cars aren't quick. The platform itself is just heavy and no matter the engine - the speed is just not there. Also almost all of them are FWD(AWD was offered with 3.2 V6 in both Brera & 159 and with 2.4 R5 in 159s) which isn't helping with steering. Alfa did what they could with suspension setting etc etc and they do drive quite pleasant. But again - just not that quick... All that said you really don't buy those for speed. You buy those for looks and they do look stunning.

[@jackgrafik]

@@alfisti93 the more you know!

[@andybradshaw5971]

That was a deliciously silly, mindless and generally pointless exercise - but I couldn't stop laughing and thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done all round!

[@manlokhang951]

24:16 that 4 wheel drift is awesome.

[@TeaBreak.]

On tonight's Top Gear. The Stig wants more height, Mike has a fight and Luke chest gets tight.

[@BeardedFrog]

The fact that Taylor's Alfa even made it to the track let alone survived the day is a miracle. To then come out and actually win two challenges is astonishing. They spent like nothing on that car, from an original purchase price to maintenance. It was already shocking it made it to Scotland for the previous challenge they bought it for.

[@AdamJClarkson]

I agree with Ben. I'd take the blue car, then shove the V6 petrol in it

[@bran170]

Any idea how much more work it is to swap a petrol in a diesel insted of swapping petrol for petrol, and if i would swap i would choose alfas 2.0 v6 turbo

[@xynostasos9022]

This is still the wrong V6, it's a GM block, not the Busso one.

[@horvathr95]

@@xynostasos9022 And the wrong drivetrain too (fwd). Might just put an LS in it and convert it to rwd. Or if you want it to be a little more authentic, an F136 from the Quattroporte

[@lostcosmonaut5648]

I‘d always take the v6 brera over the diesel. It sounds better and smells better for sure. I own one myself and i feel like the happiest Person alive.

[@neilswheels6783]

Looks like a properly prepped v6 could make a fun track car, if little else

[@rollingtroll]

Don't you just love how we could never have known how absolutely fine we would be without Top Gear. And now there's DriveTribe, AutoAlex Cars, All the Gear and Top Dead Center, alongside many other great KZbin channels. Got to love this!

[@flyingbeep]

That four wheel drift at the end might not have been fast, but it's one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen on the top gear test track

[@OvlovC70]

I cannot tell you guys how much joy it brings me to see The Stig romping some cars around that track again. All our childhoods right there!!!

[@josephwhite9634]

This show has the potential to be, 'Top Gear' for the Internet generation. It seems to have TG's DNA just beneath the surface. Fun, adventure, banter, absurdity, combined with facts, info and car shenanigans, makes it effortless to watch and stay engaged with. Mike and Ben have such onscreen chemistry. The passion and energy from Mike, contrasted with Ben's ability and drive for performance in the car, is a great watch. Add Hammond at the helm, and I think this show is gonna go from strength to strength!

[@MelvinLim]

This is an episode full of Nostalgia. Thank you so much, Mike and Co at Drivetribe.

[@DesertWolf392]

I wasn't expecting to get teary eyed seeing the track again but wow. It hits you

[@Fuzzypattyg]

Did anyone else when they heard the radio in the intro immediately get flashbacks to the best Top Gear episodes in history

[@ArcticRunnerNB]

Which Alfa would I take home? I'm the man who bought the Autoalex Brera 😂 and I'm planning on taking it the Alfa Romao museum in the not so far future

[@walterwhite415]

Did you got all the parts, or are there still some on the side of the track? xD

[@LouzDAgamer]

Ahem I’m actually the one who brought it with my money (I’m broke now)

[@piuthemagicman]

You bought the red Brera?

[@GarageofLuke]

I still maintain that you’re a very, very brave man - look after her!

[@natebutontheinternet]

Rory looks taller in this video. His voice sounds deeper too

[@althejazzman]

Luke was a great presenter!

[@VoVaN14]

he's growing up

[@eclinkett]

Love it !! Great content excited to see Drivetribe’s evolution well done all keep em coming

[@JasperWitt42]

Im an alphacolic and its so good seeing this brand getting the appreciation, they're sooooooooo good looking !!!!!

[@ro63rto]

If you were, you'd know how to spell Alfaholic 😂

[@MdvK13979]

@@ro63rto Alfista ;)

[@squaregaming8964]

​@@MdvK13979it's alfisti, fista is name of sn alfa magazine

[@South4153]

⁠@@squaregaming8964alfista is singular, alfisti is plural🤌🏽

[@MdvK13979]

@@squaregaming8964 yes, but that's plural. Singular is Alfista. "Dating from the 1920's, Alfisti is the name given to Alfa Romeo fanatics just as the word Tifosi is applied to Ferrari fans. An individual Alfa fan is known as an Alfista, then together we are Alfisti." quote: google search result

[@loltimno]

I’m here for Ben Collins, it’s excellent to see him on the old track!

[@samsung40_media87]

The Intro burp is the most auto alex thing ever

[@Jezusbeznogi]

I had so much fun watching this. Thank you guys! This episode was so much more natural, unscripted and hence better than most of the later TG episodes - not to mention the "new" TG :) And THAT SLIIIIIIIIIIIDE!! As an owner of a 1.9 JTDm Alfa 159 I do admit - the diesel engine sounds meh :).

[@Jimmyboypepsimax]

Brilliant video, Luke, Alex and Taylor loving being on the top gear track! 😁😁

[@ctahgw]

Still have to hand it to him. Amazing car control. The way Ben took it into the second to last corner on that last lap, quick jab of no ABS to unsettle it perfectly... Looks great.

[@rockervdrive]

No one else wrestles a car round that track like Ben. So great and nostalgic to see again! A legend!

[@xynostasos9022]

The "right" engine for the Brera is the 1750 TBi, paired with a modern turbo setup and bigger injectors.

[@MdvK13979]

Naturally aspirated V6 or a turbo-fourbanger.. hmm.. Owning the V6 I can say that it never gets boring. Don't know about the 1750.

[@South4153]

@@MdvK13979a pos gm v6 or a decent REAL alfa romeo engine? 1.8 all day

[@piuthemagicman]

​@@MdvK13979Genuine Alfa 1,8T > GM anything

[@Josh_Wright]

2.4 and 3.2 are the best engines. 1.75 is a bit fragile if you're after upgrades

[@South4153]

@@Josh_Wright just no

[@SpyderzFPS]

I had an alfa 159 2.4 jtdm which had various modifications to it to be honest. But that returned about 260bhp on the stock turbo for years (did smoke like a train mind) i don't understand how a stage 1 has only taken this back to factory power. There must be something wrong or clogged with oil further down somewhere

[@spitfire5c659]

I have a 2.4 q4 and they complained how it’s had nothing down low which makes me think something is def wrong with it

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Believe it or not, the problem is actually on the logbook......😮 Where its says 'Country of Origin: Italia 🇮🇹 ' 👨‍🔧🤷‍♂️ Thats your problem right there! 😂 🔧

[@SpyderzFPS]

@@spitfire5c659 My thoughts exactly, granted it was my 2nd car but that thing just endlessly pulled. The turbo lag wasn't the best thing in the world but when it kicked in it really went for how heavy it is. It's that complaint that made me comment this tbh idk if it's just nostalgia or what

[@didek9625]

Absolute joke that it will fetch more than 4k on ebay when its clearly effed putting out 200bhp after a remap🤣 should be smoking that 3.2 hasslefree

[@paulcooper7178]

Yeah my 2.4jtdm pulls great all the way from 1500-4500 and once you get passed 2nd it's quick. This is a sick pup, just like the Mondeo ST200.

[@markchester2212]

When the red car and the blue had a race!!😂😂 milky way advert. Great video guys

[@garypankhurst9014]

What I was going to say we old lol

[@robj3857]

That was a fantastic collab, Ben, Mike & Alex, awesome, more of this please. Alex and Mike wrestling on the floor, comedy gold 😂

[@svetoslavivanov6882]

Love the way you act guys! BIG time! Congrats for the wonderful show you have made😊

[@UCT4GAME.]

Genuinely one of the most fun videos you guys have done. Love it when you Collab with auto Alex. Keep up the great work guys 👍

[@javiTests]

"I just braked"... and removed the ABS fuse beforehand! 😂😂

[@ThePhilosopher01]

the v6 all day. Maintained and with proper suspension it would smoke the diesel.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I think it would be the diesel that would be doing the smoking.

[@BrugtBilMedStil]

I have driven both a 159 V6 and a 159 2.4 over the Alps and back. And that V6 is heavy - and gutless. Yes, it plays wonderfull music. But you are pulling the whole orkestre. And they are all thirsty when you get to the bar

[@timcolehan4135]

Mate, I’ve got a 3.2 Brera Q4 and I live in the Swiss Alps. It’s far from gutless but I agree it’s not that quick. I prefer my 166 3.2 Busso. The problem with the 159/Brera is weight - the Brera is à mile munching GT not a sports car. The high feature GM derived engine gets unfairly slammed. This was a silly test - the red V6 was goosed due to the chains and knackered brakes and tyres.

[@albertoascari9390]

The alfa brera truly is a thing of beauty

[@Ryoneftw]

This episode was so much fun, I can't wait for more AutoAlex x Drivetribe.

[@CarObsession]

What a great collab, very enjoyable watch - well done all±

[@Games_and_Music]

That was pretty hilarious, off to watch the BTS video of this shoot, i bet it's absolute CHAOS!

[@TooCoolForSchool97]

This is one of the most hilarious Drivetribe videos ever!!

[@dee_z33ni]

Love Lukes brutal banter. He is brilliant

[@Screamifyoumeanit]

V6 with coil overs, remap to give a bit more torque below 4k + 10 more.hp... It has 4wd & 4ws... It's a GT car, not a hot hatch. And the Diesel just looks nice... Or go for the Prodrive V6 front wheel drive if you want less weight. Now, A diesel 159 touring on the other hand? I would have one of those! Great vid guys.👍✌

[@Karmann81]

It was a blast watching this! I had laughd all the way but completly lost when Alex an the boys rippped the Car appart!

[@ljalexander]

Top notch content, brilliant video guys, gave me proper old Top Gear vibes. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@panji7793]

"how is that possible?", quote of this race! So funny

[@TheNeurochill]

I loved this video and secretly cheered the 5 banger! I had an mk6 VW golf with 5 cyl engine shared with Volvo, as well as an S40, and those engines just sang a different tune!

[@Redmi-j4i]

Great video. Group of guys having fun with two Alfas and the Stig. So jealous 😊

[@sufyaankriel9241]

I haven't laughed so much for a video like this in quite a while 🤣🤣🤣

[@bluegizmo1983]

The -ex- stig don't need no stinking ABS! 😂

[@richardvandestouwe7864]

Ben, Mike, Alex and the entourage would be a great Top Gear Line up

[@Phantom_Aspekt]

24:14 That slide though, the red one certainly wins in style points with that one haha

[@infineon20]

Remap that 2.4, and it will win in everything+economy and reliability.

[@benbutler3007]

Probably the best drivetribe video yet!

[@gwengo4167]

Hahahahaaa that fight scene was just epic 🤣😂🤣 Great video chaps. I'm sorry, but I would have the Auto Alex Brera. Once the brakes and tyres have been sorted, it would blow the diesel away.

[@0Y02USH]

Pure TG/GT Vibes man, Gotta hand it to you 🎉🎉🎉 Even after GT/TG is gone, we'll still have you guys 😊

[@MatiStein]

That was a good one, lads!

[@calebho5392]

24:16 BEST power slide I've ever ever seen in my life

[@theroadblog2858]

Being on my Third 159 2.4 and have Driven across the Alps and back in a 3.2. I will newer buy a 3.2. And I would upgrade the Turbo on the 2.4 It suits the car with 300 hp/600 Nm oh, and not only is the 3.2 slower and heavyer, it also drinks like a brit. Alps and back in a 2.4 = 12.8 km/l average and speeds up to 240 km/h indicated. 3.2 doesn't really get that high in real life, And it goes 7.5 km/l with the same right foot.

[@r5obiwan]

Tbh drivetribe x autoalex is practically top gear at this point lol

[@umurdemir2756]

This was definetly the most Top Gear thing I've watched, since the old crew left.

[@spg993]

😂😂😂😂 mike shoving things back on the car was hilarious.

[@benzinapaul7416]

Is the Brera a hot hatch or a coupe? I always thought it was a coupe....?

[@2JZDestroyer]

dude i wish these were importable to the u.s ; its been one of my dream cars since nfscarbon.

[@tanmaysai5961]

Amazing episode guys!! Truly enjoyed this! I look forward to more collabs with AutoAlex!! And Group

[@squidcaps4308]

It is nice that these two groups have such good relations with each other. Both fill a different niche, i don't see them so much as competitors.

[@nickmoore5462]

The chemistry is on point

[@kipzonderkop1994]

Those 4 wheel drifts in the last lap in the red one was magnificent 😎🙌🏼

[@MadDogGiraffe]

Excellent video, tones of fun and messing about with your dad.

[@Fazer_600]

Great to see Ben on the old Top Gear track. Mans a delight, wish he got to speak as The Stig

[@jaekae7432]

Taylor chasing Mike with jumper cables is just the funniest thing I've seen 🤣🤣🤣

[@WasifKhan-ld6ho]

the autoalex team needs to be the new grand tour trio! they are perfect for it!!

[@KirksAudioSanctum]

10:00 Alex, stop flexing... He pumped his little chest out! 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@Raaid0093]

A bit of OG battle going on here. Nice

[@ashleyhopkins9395]

Ben is god level on youtube! Absolute legend

[@jamesheath4845]

Great collab, more like this!

[@ulianotech]

@13:13 that was the most Jeremy Clarkson thing ive ever heard HAHA

[@ehjhey7]

The ex-stig driving not so fast cars to the limit around dunsfold. Is there are more nostalgic sight?

[@jamesbellis4949]

I enjoyed that. Imagine the BBC hiring all these guys and making a new Top Gear. Would be Top Gear for the next generation and better than ever

[@MrBigMalT]

I recall Clarkson on top gear reacting to the Brera when it first launched… he said “I’m nursing a semi” 😂😂 I don’t think either of these would raise much more than a smile!

[@steveong4738]

Great video. Please have more Alfa Romeos video.

[@jambos1190]

Final lap in the red - one of the best drifts I've ever seen.

[@rachitbhengra4298]

This was a fun video, Amazing!

[@joshslater2426]

You gotta love the Top Gear track. It’s amazing to think just how many have ridden on it besides the Stig and the original presenters. It’d be a shame to see one of the UK’s best racing tracks vanish.

[@stefanoricci94able]

With a proper remap and a hybrid turbo on that 2.4 the 3.2 doesn't have any chance at all...

[@ImagineMySurprise510]

Nice to see action on the old Top Gear track again.

[@Nick-kj1kq]

Pretty sure Danny Ric did a 1:42.9 in the Liana

[@BillyNoMates1974]

briliant tie up. loved every minute of it

[@bydroneyt]

As sad as it is but amazing at the same time this is the future of car entertainment so much old school top gear this tracks deserves more KZbin time with car channels 🎉🎉

[@AndyMcHenry23]

Cut to six months time when mike is sat in Alex's unit doing his "why I left drive tribe" video

[@connorp1513]

😂😂😂 Taylor "It does sound like a dinosaur... why does it sound like something off jurassic park?"

[@54mgtf22]

I love a nice Alfa. My 159 shares an engine, dash and front end with the blue one

[@pelepele6691]

"All our advices worked"😂❤

[@Gulliath]

That track, these people with this sense of humour, throw in Ben for the benchmark laptimes and that would be a top gear replacement 👍🏻

[@TekAutomatica]

Full KW top of the range Coilovers & all relevant new genuine Alfa bolts and poly bushes brushes for Brera available if interested.

[@MaverickBlue42]

You know, winter tires are a nice soft grippy compound when you drive them during the wrong season, especially if they've been studded....I most definitely did not do that with my 6-speed 2022 Elantra due to lack of funds....

[@alleklein2837]

.... It's a GT car, not a hot hatch. ! ich bin stolz einen Spider mit dem 2,4 Diesel zu haben, nachdem der Stig den V6 zerstört hat ;-) . Fährt sehr souverän seit 4 Jahren mit uns in den Sommerurlaub. Lustig vor 2 Monaten habe ich auch Probleme mit dem Fahrer Fenster gehabt! In dieser Preisklasse kenne ich kein schöneres Cabrio! und für Beschäftigung sorgt die Diva ausreichend, aber das darf die - weiter so Drivetribe!!